Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger runs to first base to try to beat out a ground ball. According to baserunning data released by Statcast this week, Bellinger entered play Tuesday with a top sprinting speed of 28.7 feet per second. Only 21 players in baseball were faster. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ fastest baserunner also has more home runs than anyone in the National League.

Cody Bellinger’s unusual combination of power and speed came into sharper focus Tuesday, when Major League Baseball published baserunning data for the entire league on its Statcast website. According to the data, Bellinger entered play Tuesday with a top sprinting speed of 28.7 feet per second. Only 21 players in baseball were faster.

Utility player Chris Taylor (28.5 ft/second) and injured outfielder Andrew Toles (28.4) were the second- and third-fastest Dodgers according to the Statcast metric. Speed was measured in a player’s fastest “one-second window,” an attempt to capture a player’s maximum effort on the basepaths.

Funny thing is, Bellinger had no idea he was that fast. He guessed Toles was faster.

“Me? No,” he said. “I’ve got some sneaky speed in there.”

Bellinger, 21, hit 24 home runs in his first 59 games to seize the NL lead. He was not considered a power hitter coming out of high school, when the Dodgers selected him in the fourth round of the 2013 draft. Bellinger hit only one home run as a senior at Hamilton High in Chandler, Ariz., though he did steal 13 bases in 28 games.

Before his senior year, Bellinger said he always had “average speed.”

“I grew tall my junior year. I was really uncoordinated,” he said. “That year to senior year, I really worked on my athleticism. It kind of took off from there.”

Bellinger entered Tuesday’s game against the Angels with five stolen bases in five attempts. He was 36 for 46 in stolen base attempts in the minors.

“Sneaky fast. I can definitely see that,” Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal said of Bellinger.

The data had some bad news for Grandal: he’s officially the slowest player on the team.

The 28-year-old catcher guessed the dubious distinction either belonged to him or 35-year-old first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Grandal’s 24.3 feet per second trailed Gonzalez’s 24.8.

“We always talk about it,” Grandal said.

INJURY UPDATES

Shortstop Corey Seager was held out of the starting lineup for a fourth consecutive game because of a strained right hamstring. Seager fielded ground balls at shortstop and hit in the batting cage in the afternoon.

Batting practice might have been more important. Seager initially sustained the injury swinging at a curveball Friday.

“Corey turns his toe on his front side in a lot,” Roberts explained. “When he swings there’s a lot of torque created. Now when you’ve got cleats dug into the ground, there’s a rotation, and there’s a lot of strain put on the hamstring. I have heard (of the injury occurring) on the back end because of the torque, but the front hamstring I haven’t heard. Corey is a big strong guy and really aggressive – that, along with coming out of the box, is where he initially felt it.”

Roberts said the Dodgers had not ruled out placing Seager on the 10-day DL retroactive to Saturday. …

Outfielder Yasiel Puig is dealing with injuries to his right hamstring and knee, Roberts said. Trayce Thompson got his first start of the season in right field.

Pitcher Chris Hatcher, on the disabled list since Friday with thoracic inflammation, is expected to be activated once he’s eligible on Monday “or shortly thereafter,” Roberts said.

Scott Kazmir will make his second rehab start for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, Roberts said. Kazmir touched 91 mph with his fastball in a three-inning, 40-pitch rehab start for Rancho Cucamonga on Monday. He allowed a solo home run, four singles and hit a batter.

Julio Urías remains on track for a 12- to 14-month rehab after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in the anterior capsule of his left shoulder. Team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache also performed a debridement during the surgery, Roberts said.

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Puig will not be suspended by Major League Baseball. The outfielder was originally banned one game by the league for making an obscene gesture June 13 during the Dodgers’ game against the Cleveland Indians. Puig will instead donate to a charitable organization agreed upon by MLB and the MLB Players’ Association.

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